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300 Basic English Sentences

Five w: what, who, which, why, where, and one How

1. This is, That is, These are, Those are,

1 This is a book. 2 This is not a book. 3 Is this a book? 4 What is it? 5 That is a pencil. 6 That is not a pencil. 7 Is that a pencil? 8 What is that? 9 These are books. 10 These are not books. 11 Are these books? 12 What are these? 13 Those are pencils. 14 Those are not pencils. 15 Are those pencils? 16 What are those? 17 What is your address?

18 Whats your name? 19 What color is this? 20 What size is that? 21 What day is today? 22 Milk is good to eat. 23 Milk is good for you to eat. 24 This yard is full of children. 25 What is this in the picture? 26 One is strong. The other is weak. 27 Thats a good idea. 28 Thats very kind of you. 29 What he said is something. 30 All you have to do is add the letters. 31 This is my girl going into the door. 32 To do as you suggest would be out of the question. 33 That is exactly what we want to learn.

2. The verb to be I am, You are, he/she/it is, we are, you are, they are (present) I was, You were, he/she/it was, we were, you were, they were (past) I will be (I should be), You will be, he/she/it will be, we will be, you will be, they will be I would be, you would be, he/she/it would be. we would be,

you would be, they would be 34 I am a girl. 35 I am not a girl. 36 Are you a girl? 37 Who are you? 38 How old are you? 39 How are you? 40 Where are you? 41 My father is in his office. 42 Whos that man over there? 43 Im eight. 44 It is seven. It must be seven. 45 Its very cold. 46 It is difficult. 47 It is wonderful. 48 Its ten oclock. 49 It is time for you to get up. 50 Im interested in this book. 51 Im very fond to you as a friend. 52 Im thirsty. 53 Im busy just now. 54 Im afraid. Im sure. Im sorry.

55 Im glad you like it. (Im glad to hear your good news.) 56 Im ready for breakfast.

57 Im good at tennis. 58 What time is it? 59 Its two minutes past six. Its half past seven. Its a quarter past five. Its two minutes to six. Its two sharp. Its 6:30. 60 How many are they? 61 How many flowers are they? 62 How much rice are they? 63 What is your father? 64 Are you sure? 65 What are you afraid of? 66 Its in the sky. (near my home/on the sea/on the left of TV / on the right/behind her / in front of TV / by desk / beside her / under the tree / on the table / in the room) 67 The car is near the tree. 68 Your hat looks very nice.

3. The verb to have

I have, you have, he/she/it has, we have, you have, they have (present)

I had, you had, he/she/it had ... 69 I have a pencil and two books. ( a pair of shoe/a pair of slippers/a pair of scissors/a cup of tea/two packets of sugar/a piece of chalk/a bag of rice/a slice of bread/a bowl of soup/a box of matches/a lot of rice/a great deal of water) 70 I have not (=havent) a red pencil. 71 Do you have any pencils? ((England) Have you any pencils?) 72 What do you have? ((England) What have you?) 73 How many sisters do you have? 74 Do you have anything to eat? 75 He has some letters for your father? 76 My sister has a cup. 77 I have a lot of thing to eat. 78 I have toothache. (stomach- ache/a cold/a cough/a fever/a sore throat/heart trouble/liver trouble/a headache) 79 I have no time to see you. 80 We have a car waiting outside. 81 Ill have some soup.

4. There is, There are; There was, There were; There will be; There would be; There must be ... 82 There is book on the table.

83 There is not any book on the table. 84 Is there any book on the table? 85 What is there on the table? 86 There are two pencils in my box. 87 There are not any pencils in my box. 88 Are there any pencils in your box? 89 What are there in your box 90 There are seven days in a week. 91 How much rice is there? 92 Here is a few letters for you to learn. 93 Theres a telephone call for you. 94 Is there a Miss Lee staying here? 95 There wont be many teachers going to the party. 96 Will there be a birthday party in the home?

5. Verb I open, I dont open ( he doesnt open), do you open, what do you open? I opened, I didnt open, did you open, what did you open? I will open, I wont open, will you open, what will you open? I am opening, I am not opening, are you opening, what are you opening?

I have opened, I havent opened, have you opened, what have you opened? I have been working, I havent been opening, have you been opening, what have you opening? 97 I open the door. 98 I dont open the door. 99 Do you open the door? 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 When do you open the door? He opens the door. He doesnt open the door. Does he open the door? When does he open the door? I opened the door. I didnt open the door? Did you open the door? When did you open the door? I will open the door. I shill open the door.

I will not (=wont) open the door. Will you open the door? When will you open the door? Im opening the door. You are opening the door. He is

opening the door... 114 Im not opening the door?

115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138

Are you opening the door? When are you opening the door? The door is opened. The door is not opened. Is the door opened? I have opened the door. (He has opened the door) I have not (=havent) opened the door. Have you opened the door? When have you opened the door? The door has been opened. The door has been opening. What are you listening to? What are you writing to? What are you talking about? What are you thinking about? What do you need it for? What are you looking for? Where do you come from? Has he come? When did you come? Have you seen him? Where did you see him? Have you spoken to him? What did he tell you?

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I have lived in Shanghai for a long time. I have bought the car. Has your brother come from Paris?

6. The verb to get: 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 I must get myself a new pair of glasses? Get me two pounds of tomatoes. I get here at 11. Get the layer to explain it to you. I cant get this lift to work. Its getting dark. Youre getting fat. Dont get excited! Youll get weed to it. Did you get that? I dont get you. Get in! Get on! Ive got to go now. Have you got a match? He said he always carried a gun. He said the telegram had arrived at noon She promised she would reserve a room for me. He said he didnt want to lire a car. He assured me he would keep his promise.

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This vase is made of glass. Is this bridge made of wood? What are these things mad of? Do you like to have some coffee? Would you like to have some coffee? I work for bank. I put on my slippers. I go to the bathroom.

I take a slower. I brush my teeth. I comb my hair. I go back to bedroom. I begin to dress. I put on my underclothes, shirt and trouser. I take off my slippers and put on my socks and shoes. I tie my tie. I close the window. I turn off the light. I leave my house to go to the school. I get on (off) the bus. Do you understand? 168 169 170 Could you come to dinner? What time do you get up every day? Where were you born?

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171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185

Would you say slowly, please? What do you call in English? How do you say in English? How do you like it? What are you doing? Where are you going to? Could you tell me what time it is? How long did it take? What do you see with (hear, smell, eat)? Do you mind if I smoke? I dont think he will win his game. I pick you up in front of the hotel. It takes place in a school. Perhaps youve heard of him. The sooner I get to bed the better.

7. To, ing as object 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 I want to eat. I want you to tell me this. You have to share it with other tenants. You dont have to carry much cash. Id like to be called at 7. You ought to do it Youd better wear a light jacket.

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193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213

We should be able to resolve our difference. All this is due to our change in teaching methods Most scientists tend to agree with me. Its likely to rain. Today we are going to hear report. I need to look at your car. Would you like to go out and get something to eat? She hopes to get a job. You make me happy. It makes me forget all my problems. He is trying to imitate speakers pronunciation. This should help you to remember it. You ask some body to tell you time I prefer to go school. She starts working at 7. Why dont we go dancing? Have you finished cleaning hall? He continued talking. You find people expressing many different opinions. Why do you keep asking such obvious question? I must have my TV set checked.

8. Command sentence: Open the door, Lets go 214 Open the door, please. Close the window, please

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215 216 217 218

Dont open the door! Lets go! Let me take you out for dinner. How beautiful she is! What a beautiful girl she is.

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Sit down, please! Stand up!

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Get off the bus! Get on the bus! Get in the taxi (car)! Get out of the car.

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Turn off (on) the light. Go downstairs! (Go upstairs!) Look at the blackboard! Look at me! Hurry up! Hold on! Wait a minute.

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Dont be nervous! Dont worry about it!

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Yes or no? Not at all. Never do that!

224 Good heavens!

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Good gracious! Ridiculous! 220 Thank you very much. Thank you for helping me. 225 Excuse me Good morning! (noon, evening, night) See you tomorrow. (See you again) 226 Damn Disgraceful! Shut up! Dont be silly! 227 228 229 Tell me in your own words. Listen to the recording. Help yourself Hand me the hammer. 230 Give me a break! Never mind. 231 Thats right! All right! OK Very good! Thats too bad! Is that it? That will do.

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232 233 234

Mind your own business! I beg you pardon. (pardon?) Why not? Why me? Why not me?

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Have a cigarette, wont you? Have a nice weekend (have a trip, have a good day)

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Pleased to meet you ( Nice to meet you) Same to you. ( You too) Just so so So am I So can I So do I So did I Neither am I Neither can I

9. The small Verb: 238 239 240 241 242 243

can, may, must ...

I can open the door. (I cant open the door.) Can I open the door? (What can I open?) Could I open the door? Cant you open the door? Why can you open the door? Could you tell me the way to the station?

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244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252

Could you tell me what time it is? Could you spell it? What cant a deaf man do? Can you help me? What can I do for you? We cant get there on time. They can be divided into three groups. I can do what you said. May I come in? May I sit down? May I offer a suggestion? May I use your pencil? May I take this chair? May I have some water? They may come in handy one day

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You must know the sound of each letter in the English

alphabet. 254 We may have good reason to be proud of ourselves.

10. Comparing sentence: He is younger than I 255 256 257 258 He is younger than I. He has more brothers than I. I have fewer brothers than you. He drinks more water than I.

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259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266

I drink less water than him. He is as well as you. Your car is as fast as mine. It was the most exciting match Ive ever seen. Which is deeper a lake or an ocean? Which is faster a train or a bus? He is not so tall as I. I prefer to go rather than to stay.

11. The stress sentence: Its ... 267 268 269 270 It is very useful to listen to Lesson One again. Its time to watch TV. It would be quite impossible to enumerate all the things. It is necessary that he should be sent there at once.

12. The conditional sentence and virtual sentence: if... , wish 271 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 If you go there, you will find him. If you went there, you would find him. If you had gone there, you would have found him. I wont believe it unless I see it with my own eyes. I wish I were a bird. I wish I had met my uncle yesterday. I wish I could go and visit my aunt tomorrow. Im sorry to interrupt you.

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279 280

I gave the students a chance to say a few words too. You remember the sound [i] appearing in words like six,

difficult. 281 Ive got a taxi waiting outside. 282 I hope you wont find it all too difficult to understand and to

remember. 283 I wish I could talk to you about art.

13. Short phase and sub-sentence 284 To form the present perfect you use the present tense to

the verb to have. 285 To give you now an example of another American voice, who will teach you.

here is a young lady from Iowa 286 287

Who wrote the famous book entitled Treasure Island? To save you such embarrassment, here are a few simple

rules about writing. 288 You would somehow manage to make yourself understood

what other people said to you. To do as you suggest would be out of the question. 289 I think weve just enough time to learn a few more irregular

verbs. 290 We shall devote todays lesson to the study of ONE

English verb to get. 291 Looking at the last few lessons, I see we have taken a big

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step. Keeping ones promise is something we should all do. 292 293 294 295 296 297 I take ten minutes to get there. After he arrives, well all come out. When he comes, Ill bring him there. I wont say anything until you tell him. I wont phone my friend till Bob arrived. I havent heard anything about him since you wrote to me

last month. 298 299 300 As soon as we got there, we start working. Ill stay here until you come back. I have only a few seconds left in which to remind you that

your work on these lessons is by no means over. 301 302 Read as many English books as you possibly can. What you call a vest is an undershirt to us.

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Feb. 10 , 2002

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